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slouch (slo̵uc̸h)

noun

  1. ☆
    1. a person who is awkward or lazy
    2. Informal a person who is incompetent: usually with a negative she's no slouch at golf
    1. a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders
    2. slovenly posture in general
  3. a hanging down or drooping, as of a hat brim

Etymology: < ? dial. slouk, a lazy fellow < ON slōkr < slōka, to hang down, droop < IE *(s)leug-, var. of base *(s)leu-, to hang limply > slug, sleet

intransitive verb

  1. to sit, stand, walk, etc. in a slouch
  2. to droop, as a hat brim

transitive verb

to cause to slouch

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slouch Synonyms

slouch

n.

bungler, incompetent, bumbler, sluggard; see failure 2.

no slouch

expert, professional, successful person; see success 3.


slouch

v.

droop, stoop, lounge, slump; see bow 1, loaf 1.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

slouch Usage Examples

Object

  • hat: His particularly luminous eyes glare fiercely under a black slouched hat.

Preposition: on

  • sofa: For instance, eating meals very quickly whilst slouched on the sofa or floor can make indigestion much worse.

Adjective modifier

  • old: Well, you WOULD be a nice old slouch of a hermit.

Modifies a noun

  • hat: Then roll up from the ribbed bottom to create a " slouch hat " being slightly large gave it a slouchy comfy fit.

Converse of object

  • do: Be aware of your body language, do not slouch in the chair.

Modifying Another Word

  • still: We were shown the bodies of two elderly women, still slouched in their wheelchairs.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: What I do sense is that some new Rough Beast Operating System is even now slouching around in Silicon Valley.

Preposition: in

  • chair: Be aware of your body language, do not slouch in the chair.
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